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The Himalayas, also Himalaya,
( Sanskrit, him (snow) + ālaya (dwelling), literally, "abode of the snow" is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

MCLEOUD GANJ:
This village hangs on a mountain ridge over the city of Dharamsala, far in north India, in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is beautiful, cool, and as the center of the Tibetan Government in Exile a constant source of travelers, tourists, and those on religious sojourn. Above it are enclaves of beautiful town homes and villas that are reminiscent of Switzerland. It is a perfect place for your “mountain retreat home.”http://www.bootheglobalperspectives.com/article.asp?IDarticle=14

The pride of every Indian – the dream of every trekker – the great Himalayas has kindled our imagination in every possible way - in all art forms.
Rishikesh, Bandrinath, Kedarnath, Manasa Sarovar, Mt. Kailash, Nanda Devi and other holy places, deeply embedded in India’s heart-beat are situated in these great mountains.

India is a land of stories - Katha . . . which is evident in our epics - Ramayana and the Mahabharata. As children we have grown up on these tales of heroism and valour …. of fantasy and family bondage.

Gangotri
The Ganga — called the Bhagirathi at Uttarkashi — flows down the Himalayan range. We hear her through the day and through the night. We're staying in a small cottage, up somewhere hidden amongst the trees.

The owner is a middle-aged man who was brought up in these hills. He learnt mountaineering as a young child from his father, before it became a professional course in colleges, he proudly claims. He tells us that there is a Sanskrit quote which talks about the Ganga playing hide and seek with the mountains—here now, gone the next moment into a crevice, only to appear far away, continuing with her water song.

Punjab is a region in South Asia shared by India and Pakistan. Most of the Punjab is an alluvial plain, bounded by mountains to the North. The high peaks are accessible from Rawalpindi, Pakistan or from Srinagar, India. Srinagar is the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, which has long been a popular resort area because of its relatively temperate climate in an otherwise torrid region. The highest peaks of this region are Nanga Parbat (26658 ft./8125 m) and the towering twin summits of Nunkun.

Parts of the Indian Himalaya are inhabited by Tibetan tribes, for example Ladakh and Lahaul.
I remember a pass of more than 5000 meters, climbed slowly by a weak old bus full of local people with prayer wheels ratteling ... and we all made it safely down to the other side of the moon ...

Gabi Greve, Keylong, November 1979

Keylong is located on a fertile plain and is a place to break the journey from Leh to Manali. Keylong is the capital of Lahaul & Spiti.http://www.indyahills.com/hp/lahaulspiti.html

Ladakh is a tribal region in Kashmir,
a cold desert surrounded in snow covered peaks. Barren, ragged passes, where, over the years, the wind has given strange shapes even to stones. The dust colored wind swept mountains can be mistaken as huge dunes of sand.

Not a soul would come in sight even after days of travelling. Across the passes, its a cold, frozen world. A few miles from the mighty Tanglang La pass, there is More Plains, a huge expanse of lush green grass, a wonder hidden in itself.

Last June, on my way to Leh, I stopped the jeep there for a while.

Wild horses were nibbling on the lush grass, running around in a frezny. Nearby, some young monks were moving around. In a small crooked corner of a huge boulder, a middleaged monk was sitting, meditating on his prayer wheel, eyes open, and a smiling face. It was a strange but beautiful way of meditaion.

He told us that the wheel's called "Khorlo" and the buddhist mantra, "om mani padme hum" is engraved around it. He again started meditating. The prayer wheel emits a harsh, but captivating low frequency sound. As we sat, the sun was setting behind us, the mighty brick colored mountain above was glowing a bright red in its fading light. The plain was being covered in patterns of light and shade........!

Mount Kailash (also Mount Kailas) is a peak in the Gangdisê Mountains, which are part of the Trans-Himalayas in Tibet, it is considered to be the abode of Lord Shiva and a place of eternal bliss.
The mountain lies near Lake Manasarowar and Lake Rakshastal in Tibet.